Indian Law Resource Center

Analysis

Indian Law Resource Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Indian Law Resource Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.0m (-9.8%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 671%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Indian Law Resource Center sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana Budget and Policy Center ($1.0m), International Society for Experimental Hematology ($1.0m) and Person Centered Service Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $575k. At year end it held assets of $19.7m against liabilities of $243k, net assets of $19.5m. It reported 12 employees.